How To Install mlpack-doc on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-doc on Debian 9.

What is mlpack-doc

mlpack-doc is:

This package contains documentation for the mlpack Library.

Machine Learning Pack (mlpack) is an intuitive, fast, scalable C++ machine learning library, meant to be a machine learning analog to LAPACK. It aims to implement a wide array of machine learning methods and function as a “swiss army knife” for machine learning researchers.

There are three methods to install mlpack-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mlpack-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mlpack-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mlpack-doc

Install mlpack-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlpack-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlpack-doc

Install mlpack-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mlpack-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlpack-doc

How To Uninstall mlpack-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mlpack-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlpack-doc

Uninstall mlpack-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mlpack-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlpack-doc

Remove mlpack-doc Configurations and Data

To remove mlpack-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlpack-doc

Remove mlpack-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mlpack-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlpack-doc

Dependencies

mlpack-doc have the following dependencies:

• libjs-jquery

References

• mlpack-doc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.